Free Online Course on Improvement Science in Education

The University of Michigan is offering free online course on Improvement Science in Education. This course is part of the Leading Educational Innovation and Improvement MicroMasters Program offered by MichiganX.

In this course, applicants will learn how to apply principles and practices of improvement science to improve educational practice, raise student performance, and reduce achievement gaps. The course will start on June 27, 2017.

Providers’ Details

The mission of the University of Michigan is to serve the people of Michigan and the world through preeminence in creating, communicating, preserving and applying knowledge, art, and academic values, and in developing leaders and citizens who will challenge the present and enrich the future.

The University of Michigan was founded in 1817 as one of the first public universities in the nation. The University, which is based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, has 260 degree programs in 19 schools and colleges offering a tremendous academic breadth and opportunity for discovery. Michigan has one of the largest alumni networks in the world with more than 540,000 living alumni.

About This Course

With roots in industry and in health care, improvement science is a disciplined approach to educational innovation that supports teachers, leaders, and researchers in collaborating to solve specific problems of practice. Improvement science brings discipline and methods to different logics of innovation by integrating:

Problem analysis

Use of research

Development of solutions

Measurement of processes and outcomes

Rapid refinement through plan-do-study-act cycles.

Why Take This Course?

This course is part of the Leading Educational Innovation and Improvement MicroMasters Program offered by MichiganX.

Learning Outcomes

Principles and methods of improvement science in education and other social sectors

Instructors

Donald J. Peurach

Donald J. Peurach is Associate Professor of Educational Policy, Leadership, and Innovation in the School of Education at the University of Michigan.

Anthony S. Bryk

Anthony S. Bryk is the ninth president of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, where he is leading work on transforming educational research and development, more closely joining researchers and practitioners in networked improvement communities to improve teaching and learning.

Requirements

Working knowledge of schools and education systems as well as the political, policy, and public pressures to improve educational opportunities and outcomes for all students.

How To Join This Course

XSeries certificates of achievement. Currently, verified certificates are only available in some courses.

Once applicant sign up for a course and activate their account, click on the Log In button on the orghomepage and type in their email address and edX password. This will take them to the dashboard, with access to each of their active courses. (Before a course begins, it will be listed on their dashboard but will not yet have a “view course” option.)